The Role
You will be responsible for :
- Establishing long term goals as well as quarterly and annual business objectives and developing high quality business strategies and plans to deliver these.
- Managing the P&L and driving the business toward the achievement of business objectives.
- Ensuring that the Company's operations are consistent with its overall strategy and mission and fostering a strong organisational culture in line with the company's values.
- Hiring and coaching commercial as well as product development teams towards high performance and engagement.
- Representing the Company with clients, investors and business partners.
- Working as a key part of the management team to establish business goals and objectives and developing high quality business strategies and plans to deliver these.
- Managing the operations of the company and ensuring these are in line with the Company's strategy and goals.
- Driving business efficiency and profitability by identifying and implementing process improvements to optimise performance wherever possible.
- Managing a team of More than 100 people.
Ideal Profile
Requirements
- Promote and implement strategies that will ensure the survival and viability of the BOC sub-sector of the Ghanaian oil downstream industry on a sustainable basis.
- Develop and monitor strategies for ensuring the long-term financial viability of the organization.
- Responsible for the delivery of set goals and programs as agreed by the Board.
- Create and maintain procedures for implementing plans approved by the Board of Directors.
- Promote a culture that reflects the organization's values, encourages good performance, and rewards productivity.
- Oversee the employment of human resources of the organization according to authorized human resource policies and procedures that fully conform to current laws and regulations.
- Oversee the development and present annual budgets and operating plans in line with set strategy for Board approval.
- Manage prudently, the organization’s resources within budget guidelines according to current laws and regulations and Board approved plans.
- Provide prompt, thorough, and accurate information to keep the Board appropriately informed of the organization’s financial position.
- Oversee the administration of the HR life cycle (recruitment, performance and talent management, engagement, learning and development, reward, discipline)
- Be the chief spokesperson and advocate of the organization for the interests of members.
- Responsible for executing all advocacy and lobby interests of the organization as its lead advocate, negotiator, and lobbyist.
- Serve as the liaison between members and other stakeholders including the Government agencies and institutions, Petroleum Service Providers, the public amongst others.
- Undertake all responsibilities defined in the constitution for the role of Chief Executive.
- Serve as a member of the Board and shall have no voting rights.
- Develop future leadership within the organization.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with Industry Regulators & Partnering allied agencies, law makers, and other policy professionals in in the oil and gas industry in support and promotion of the organization’s comprehensive legislative agenda.
- Independently identify opportunities and develop key initiatives to strengthen the organization’s strategic objectives.
- Independently devise and promote policy campaigns in the above areas under the guidance of the Board.
- Research policy issues and provide reports to keep the organization up to date.
- Prepare written materials for use with internal and external audiences.
- Speak at organization’s events, as required.
Educational, Experience & Competency Requirements
- Master’s degree in Business, Finance or any related field is preferred.
- 10+ years of policy, government relations, advocacy, or other relevant experience; prior work in the energy sector is strongly preferred.
- Advanced skill in written and fluent